South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone of Nevada, et al vs U.S Department of Interior, et al
Plaintiff: South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone of Nevada, Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, Western Shoshone Defense Project and Great Basin Resource Watch
Defendant: United States Department of the Interior, United States Bureau Of Land Management and Gerald M. Smith
Case Number: 3:2008cv00616
Filed: November 20, 2008
Court: US District Court for the District of Nevada
Office: Environmental Matters Office
County: Lander
Presiding Judge: Larry R. Hicks
Presiding Judge: Robert A. McQuaid
Nature of Suit: None
Cause of Action: U.S. Government Defendant
Jury Demanded By: 30:181 Environment: Review of Agency Action

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February 25, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 214 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Judge Larry R. Hicks, on 2/25/2015, granting 213 Joint Motion to Withdraw. 200 Motion for Attorney Fees is withdrawn. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)
January 4, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 188 ORDERED that Plaintiffs' # 168 Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant-Intervenor's # 173 Motion for Summary Judgment and # 186 Request to File Brief Reply are GRANTED. FURTHER ORDERED that Federal Defendants' # 174 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/3/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
June 14, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 172 ORDER GRANTING 171 Motion to Dismiss the SFBC. The South Fork Banc Council (SFBC) is hereby dismissed as a party-plaintiff without prejudice. In further briefing in this case, references to the SFBC in Plaintiffs' Supplemental Complaint 163 and pending Motion for Summary Judgment 168 , should be disregarded.IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/13/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)
April 8, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 162 ORDER GRANTING 160 Joint Motion to Amend Scheduling Order 125 . SCHEDULING ORDER Re: Plaintiff's Challenge to Supplemental Final EIS and New Record of Decision. BLMs submittal of the supplemental administrative record due 4/8/2011; Plaintiffs file supplemental complaint to raise issues identified in the Joint Motion due 4/15/2011; BLM and Barrick file Answers to supplemental complaint due 4/29/2011; Plaintiffs file opening summary judgment motion, limited to 40 pages, due 5/13/2011; BLM and Barrick file cross-motions for summary judgment, each limited to 40 pages, due 6/10/2011; Plaintiffs file consolidated response/reply on summary judgment, limited to 30 pages due 7/22/2011; BLM and Barrick file replies on summary judgment, each l imited to 20 pages, due 8/12/2011; and, Barrick will prepare and file joint appendix containing copies of pages from the administrative record relied on in the briefs due 8/26/2011. Oral argument on the parties' cross motions for summary jud gment (to be filed) shall be set for 10/6/2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Motion Hearing set for 10/6/2011 10:00 AM in Reno Courtroom 5 before Judge Larry R. Hicks.) Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 4/6/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)
August 25, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 157 ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, Plaintiff's 127 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. FURTHER ORDERED, Barrick's 141 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. FURTHER ORDERED, federal defendants' 142 Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/25/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KO)
February 9, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 137 ORDER granting 136 parties' Unopposed Motion to establish briefing schedule re 135 plaintiffs' MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and 133 Def-Intervenor Barrick's Motion for Entry of an Appropriately Tailored Preliminary Injuncti on. Defendant BLM's responses to 133 and 135 due 2/22/10; Def-Intervenor Barrick's response to 135 and reply to BLM & Plaintiffs' responses to 133 due 03/08/2010, and Plaintiffs' reply to Barrick's and BLM'S responses re 133 due 3/19/2010. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/9/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
January 20, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER granting 130 Federal Defendants' unopposed Motion to Extend Time as follows: Defendants' & Defendant-Intervenor's responses to Plaintiff's 127 Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendants' & Defendant-Intervenor' ;s Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment are due 3/12/2010, and each of their briefs in support thereof may comprise up to 40 pages; Plaintiffs' reply in support of their 127 Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiffs' response to Defendants ' & Defendant-Intervenor's Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment are due 4/16/2010, and their brief in support thereof may comprise up to 40 pages; Defendants & Defendant-Intervenor's replies in support of their Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment are due 5/14/2010 and each of their briefs in support thereof may comprise up to 20 pages; The parties need not submit Statements of Material Fact in support of their motions and cross-motions and may simply cite to the administrative record previously lodged w/the court; The parties shall jointly submit to the court a printed appendix of all sections of the administrative record cited in the parties' briefs by 5/28/2010; The parties shall not address at this stage whether a perman ent injunction shall issue if this court grants Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Following the court's ruling on the merits of the FLPMA and NEPA claims, the court will determine what further proceedings are necessary and the manner in which they will be conducted. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/19/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
September 14, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 122 PROTECTIVE ORDER RE 120 Amended Joint Stipulation and Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr. on 9/14/2009. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HJ)
September 1, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER granting 116 federal defendants' unopposed Motion to Extend Time to respond to 114 defendant-intervenor's MOTION to Supplement the Administrative Record. ( Responses due by 9/14/2009.) Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 8/31/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
July 14, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 113 ORDER re 112 Joint Stipulation of Confidentiality. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr. on 7/14/2009. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - HJ)
February 11, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER denying 70 Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay. See order re specifics. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/11/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
February 3, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER denying 12 Plaintiffs' MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and 37 Barrick's MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings under FRCP 12(c). See order re specifics. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/3/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
January 14, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting 55 DEFENDANTS' Motion to Extend Time to respond to 40 Amended Complaint. United States Department of the Interior answer due 2/12/2009; United States Bureau Of Land Management answer due 2/12/2009; Gerald M. Smith answer due 2/12/2009. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/14/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
January 7, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 35 Defendants' Motion to Limit Judicial Review to the Administrative Record. The court has scheduled a hearing on Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction 12 to begin on 01/20/2009. The court will first hold the evidentiary hearing on the RFRA claim and will then proceed to oral arguments on the remaining claims. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/7/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SL)
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Plaintiff: South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone of Nevada
Represented By: Jeffrey C Parsons
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Plaintiff: Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
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Plaintiff: Western Shoshone Defense Project
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